Chapter 378:
Daphne
Impressive.
He could feel me watching.
I lean against the branch, high above the forest floor, my boots balanced on the wood, my back against the trunk. The leaves hide me. The shadows hide me. The wind hides my scent.
Below, the main character acts like a main character.
He fights off the pirates—not easily, not gracefully, but effectively. A punch here. A dodge there. A sword drawn at the last possible moment.
By the time he's done, the pirates are scattered, groaning, clutching their wounds.
He doesn't kill them.
Big mistake.
I watch from the tree as he wipes his blade on a fallen leaf and starts walking deeper into the forest.
I jump to the next tree.
Silent.
He'll end up saving the dear mermaid princess today. The plot demands it. The story requires it. He'll stumble upon her, wounded and beautiful, and he'll rescue her, and she'll fall in love with him, and the harem will grow by one.
I keep jumping. Tree to tree. Branch to branch.
